My Son's 1st weekend garage project

[hfdff]

Here's my sons first project he built in the garage. He built a soda bottle water rocket and launch pad. It worked great. I think I was more excited than he was to launch it. Here's a pic and vid.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/19300861@N07/8834486488/

 

[bigbubba]

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Awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hfdff]

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Thanks

 

[BD1]

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Cool ! Now time for a LARGER one ! The sky is the limit.

I gotta give him lots of credit, MUCH more rewarding than playing games !
Congrats !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[plow]

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Dig it!

 

[wornoutoldman]

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I wanna go make one of those!

 

[Toolgarage]

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that looks awsome not a dad yet but will be around october happy but not thrilled but that makes me kind of excited and all the projects you guys have with your lil ones i will be a kid again haha sounds like fun

 

[flht1997]

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Hey! I made one for the boys yesterday too! mine are 4 and 2 so they are good rocket retrievers, not very good on launch pad construction.

 

[-Brent-]

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What plans did he use? That thing rules! I want to build one.

 

[AHotRod]

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Awesome ! He knows how to have fun Pops!

 

[ddawg16]

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Cool....

Next week show him how to build a tater launcher....

Bottom line....your doing something with him.....

 

[Jack Olsen]

Awesome. Thanks for posting it.

 

[NUTTSGT]

That's awesome. .. . but a stupid question here, how does it work ?

 

[Super Sport]

That's awesome. .. . but a stupid question here, how does it work ?

That ones looks different that the one I used to use, so I'm not sure how the OP's works. The one I used had an air hose running through a stopper placed on the bottle. The air hose ran to a bicycle pump. A string was tied to a hook holding the bottle in place, which could be pulled at the desired moment.

We used to pump up the PSI until it would start spraying past the stopper. Those things would fly! I've always wanted to build one of these for myself.

 

[NUTTSGT]

That ones looks different that the one I used to use, so I'm not sure how the OP's works. The one I used had an air hose running through a stopped placed on the bottle. The air hose ran to a bicycle pump. A string was tied to a hook holding the bottle in place, which could be pulled at the desired moment.

We used to pump up the PSI until it would start spraying past the stopper. Those things would fly! I've always wanted to build one of these for myself.

I remember the water rockets as a kid. Fill the rocket with half way with water, stick it on the pump and pump away. Slide the release back and the rocket would take off.

I wasn't sure how these things work.